The Fatherhood of St. Joseph
Walk with us today as we discuss St. Joseph, an article written by Fr. Jorge Cabrera, OCD.
We live in a time when there’s an overabundance of words. With social media any self-proclaimed prophet or expert can publicize their views and opinions on any perceived issue. What was once a means of information and self-expression has today become a flood of deafening and confusing noise.
It may seem ironic, then, that the Church has this year invited us to pay special attention to the figure of Joseph of Nazareth, a man who doesn’t say one word in the Gospels. Perhaps God is inviting us, through Joseph, to cut down on our talking and, like him, be better listeners and doers of His Word. As St. John of the Cross wisely says, “what is wanting, if anything is wanting, is not writing or speaking - rather these usually superabound - but silence and work. Furthermore, speaking distracts one, while silence and work recollects and strengthens the spirit.”
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